kellyfaircloth
Kelly Faircloth
kellyfaircloth
Senior Editor at Jezebel, specializing in books, royals, romance novels, houses, history, and the stories we tell about domesticity and femininity. Resident Windsor expert.

I think that sort of program is directed at anyone who has an interest in working in agriculture/land management. I don’t think it’s just for people wanting to be farmers (although there is a Young Farmers association in the UK too) but anyone interested in national parks, running estates, etc. The UK has a lot of Read more

on their second date; he asked if she would like to see his cemetery,
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The cost of maintaining our past is huge but it’s what reminds us that today isn’t all there is. I know plenty of people are for putting everything on the Web and there’s value in that—spreading of knowledge, study, etc.—but nothing can replace the real thing. Read more

I love this so much. It’s a total repudiation of the wannabe Cult Of Stufflessness that everyone claims to follow— but which never manages to make all their ‘clutter’ vanish (no matter how many books & seminars & hired professionals they waste their money on). Leave stuff for yourself to remember things by, and leave Read more

Me and Dad, 1974. The couch was probably the least objectionable part of my young parents’ decor, there was the green carpet and the mustard drapes.

Surprisingly, still not as bad as ‘90s country decor. I have a wicker phobia. Read more

That pink and green kitchen sums up my mother’s entire decoration sense. ALL of our rooms had wallpaper not only on the walls, but the ceilings, too. And on’t get me started on her love for ‘preppy’ pink and gren, orange and yellow... Hunter green and burgandy...
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One of my favorite passive-aggressive pleasures is watching HGTV shows and reveling in how out dated half of the updates are going to look in about 2 years. There was one where a couple spent on ungodly amount of money on the most ghastly green granite you have ever seen- and had it all over the kitchen.
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House hunting a few months ago, I noticed the kitchen/bathroom trend is going all white. White tile backsplash, light granite, light marble floors. I wonder what people will think about this trend in 30 years? Read more

I work in advertising and ER’BODY been talking about this this week. In a sense, I appreciate that he was dumb enough to say to a widely read publication the things that men in this industry usually say behind closed doors. Read more

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She was also in Summer Stock with Judy Garland and Gene Kelly! She played the sister of Garland’s character. For a film that spawned one of the really iconic musical performances in cinema (“Get Happy”) I’m surprised I haven’t seen it mentioned much today. A lof of DeHaven’s credits I have seen mentioned are decidedly

Hers was the kind of career I’d have liked to have, if I had any such talent. Steady, well-received work, without the headache of being THE star. Read more

I do like stories about people from that period who weren’t necessarily stars but who did nice steady work. Read more

The same mindset that denied women credit in their own names, denied them mortgages, denied them the ability to rent, etc. etc. etc. Read more

So.. you’re telling me we could have had TASSELS?! Read more